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Miller, Robert T. - 2008

This paper considers the relationship between the Coase Theorem as a normative tool of policy analysis and the Preferential Option for the Poor in Catholic Social Thought (CST). After explaining the conceptual foundations of the theorem for the benefit of those who work in CST but have little...

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European Social Model and East Asian Economic Model – Different Approach to Productivity and Competition in Economy

Prokurat, Sergiusz - 2015

The economic success of the East Asian countries has inspired many scholars and policy makers to study the background of their rapid growth. Since there are many versions of capitalism, there is a debate over which model is the best answer for people needs. This debate is still open. In the...

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When 'Fairness' is Efficient : The Role of the Judiciary in Maximizing Aggregate Social Welfare

Eremenko, Paul - 2006

positive assessment of political decisionmaking in a federalist democracy with an independent common law federal judiciary, and …

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Human Survival, Risk, and Law : Considering Risk Filters to Replace Cost-Benefit Analysis

Draper, John William - 2017

Selfish utilitarianism, neo-classical economics, the directive of short-term income maximization, and the decision tool of cost-benefit analysis fail to protect our species from the significant risks of too much consumption, pollution, or population. For a longer-term survival, humanity needs to...

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Chapter 5 The Economic Theory of Gift-Giving: Perfect Substitutability of Transfers and Redistribution of Wealth

Mercier Ythier, Jean - In: Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and …, (pp. 227-369). 2006

This chapter reviews the theory of the voluntary public and private redistribution of wealth elaborated by economic … analysis in the last forty years or so. The central object of the theory is altruistic gift-giving, construed as benevolent … voluntary redistribution of income or wealth. The theory concentrates on lump-sum voluntary transfers, individual or collective …

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Rationality and Irrationality of the New Economy of Inequality

Lazar, Roxana Elena - 2010

Based on the concept promoted by Paul Krugman – “new economy of inequality” – inequality is a process that should and can be viewed from an interdisciplinary perspective. Political life, how to regulate tax matter, the way the economy is thought offers different views on inequality. The...

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Corporate Social Responsibility in a Remedy-Seeking Society : A Public Choice Perspective

Kochan, Donald J. - 2014

Written for the Chapman Law Review Symposium on “What Can Law & Economics Teach Us About the Corporate Social … Responsibility Debate?,” this Article applies the lessons of public choice theory to examine corporate social responsibility. The … resources, those groups will invest in the creation of law.This Article pays special attention to a broad definition of rent …

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Zum Argumentationsmodus von Wissenschaft in der Gesellschaft: Ludwig von Mises und der Liberalismus

Hielscher, Stefan - 2009

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Sensitivity of economists during market allocation

Suttner, Johannes Rolf - 2014

microeconomic theory, the market affinity of economists increased in both cases, but their sensitivity persisted. Surprisingly, it …

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The role of corporate citizens in fighting poverty : an ordonomic approach to global justice

Pies, Ingo; Hielscher, Stefan - 2008

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